Hoof-pad



(No'ModeL) J. T. DUCK.

HOOP PAD.

No. 445,050. Patented Jan. 20.1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOSEPH T. DUCK, OE GENEVA, NEW YORK.

HOOF-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,050, dated January 20,1891.

Application filed July 31, 1890. Serial No. 360,580. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. DUCK, of Geneva, in the county of Seneca, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hoof-Pads, of which the following, taken in connection wit-h the aecompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to the construction of hoicjlseshoes which are provided. with a hoofpa The object of my invention is to improve the pad by giving it side support upon the shoe and by providing means to prevent the pad from striking against the frog of the horses foot.

My invention consists in the several novel features of construction and operation hereinafter described, and which are specifically set forth in the claims annexed.

It is constructed as follows, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a bottom plan of the shoe complete with the pad. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing the transverse arms provided with shoulders. Fig. 4 is a side elevation. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation showing lips on the rear ends of the shoe, which catch the pad and prevent it from striking the frog of the foot of the horse.

A is the shoe of any ordinary form and construction.

B is the pad, having its front end secured to or integra-l with the front of the shoe. This pad is provided near the center of its length with arms cl., which extend outward and overlap the inner edge of the shoe. The rear end of the pad is substantially on a line with the rear of the shoe and is provided with heelcalks I), while its front end carries the toecalk c. The arms o. may be fiat or arching or plain, or provided with shoulders d, adapted to engage with the inner edges of the shoe, thereby tending to keep the hoof expanded. The rear ends of the shoe are provided with inwardly-projecting lips e, Fig. 5, so that when the pad is compressed it will strike upon these lips and be by them prevented from striking against the frog to its injury.

It will be seen that the arms a operate to give lateral support to the pad to prevent its twisting, and also to re-enforce the spring of the pad, giving it greater elasticity of action, and that the operation of the pad is, first., to cause the arms to bear upon the shoe, and, secondly, to spring the rear end of the pad up against the lips, as aforesaid. The rear end of the pad can also be widened, so that it will strike upon the shoe itself, if desired, instead of the lips.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination, with the shoe and the lips projecting inwardly from the rear ends thereof, of a pad secured to the front end thereof and engaging with said lips when the pad is under pressure, and lateral arms upon the pad, arching outward and having their free ends in contact with the lower face of the shoe.

2. The combination, with the shoe and the lips projecting inwardly from the rear ends thereof, of a pad secured to the front end thereof and engaging with said lips when the pad is under pressure, and lateral arms upon the pad, arching outward, with their free ends in contact with the lower face of the shoe, and shoulders upon the arms engaging with the inner edges of the shoe when pressure is applied to the pad.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of July, 1890.

JOSEPH T. DUCK.

In presence of# H. P. DENIsoN, EDGAR PARKER. 

